COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Working together, police officers with the city of Columbus and the Ohio State University are combining their forces to prevent crime off campus. The joint patrol program will feature three university officers teamed up with three to five CPD officers. "We were talking about it when we were walking around today, [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are searching for two suspects who stole a car parked on Livingston Avenue. Screenshots from a security camera show the suspects approaching the car in a parking lot outside an apartment complex in the 3000 block of Livingston Avenue on June 20, according to the Columbus Division of Police. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A few state lawmakers are taking steps to ensure young Ohio students are set up for success. Introduced to the Statehouse in late July, Senate Bill 356 would expand the age at which children can be evaluated for a developmental delay, paving the way for school districts to receive adequate funding [...]
Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Warm and humid, p.m. rain & storms, high 89 Tonight: Scat'd showers & t-storms, low 71 Tuesday: Morning showers, clearing later, high 84 Wednesday: Mostly sunny & cooler, high 78 Thursday: Sunny Sky, high 78 Friday: Cool morning, then mostly sunny & mild, high 79 FORECAST DISCUSSION: [...]
LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Fairfield County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a teenage girl missing since Aug. 25. Nikia Willis left her home at approximately 6 p.m. and is possibly headed to Perry County with a person named Thomas Hanna. Nikia was last seen wearing a black Puma shirt [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After 23 bargaining sessions and a three-day teacher strike, Columbus City Schools and the Columbus Education Association are signing a new teachers' contract. “I’m sure that there’s always room for improvement but the goal for labor contracts is usually progress not perfection,” says Kristin McCormick, a CCS parent. She added there’s [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Pumpkin Spice Lattes are back at Starbucks this week, with a number of fall-favorite treats returning to the menu. Back for its 19th year, the Pumpkin Spice Latte is available at Starbucks starting on Tuesday. The classic menu item features Starbucks' espresso and steamed milk with cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove and [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are looking for a 94-year-old man who has been missing since Monday morning from the north side of the city. Police say Fred Dansby was last seen at 9:30 a.m. near Sunbury Road and Ross Avenue wearing a black beanie cap with a long gray overcoat and striped pants. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus teachers are back in the classroom after giving a new labor contract their stamp of approval. After refusing to accept the district's "last, best and final offer" on Aug. 18, the 4,500-member Columbus Education Association launched a three-day strike, assembling picket lines outside empty school buildings as students logged in [...]
OBETZ, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man is in critical condition after being rescued from a body of water in Obetz by Columbus Fire crews, according to a spokesperson with the Columbus Division of Fire. This morning, fire crews were sent to a body of water behind Vance Outdoors on Alum Creek Drive just before 10:45 [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are looking for a man after a dash camera recorded the suspect unsuccessfully trying to steal a Hyundai. A man was recorded by a mounted dash camera on Aug. 10 attempting to steal a Hyundai SUV parked in the 4400 block of Bennington Pond Drive, according to Columbus Division [...]
GROVEPORT, Ohio (WCMH) -- All the contents inside the mail drop boxes in front of the Groveport post office were stolen overnight Monday, according to Groveport police. Police say a suspect broke into the two outdoor mailboxes at the post office on Main Street and stole everything that was inside. Groveport PD mentioned a possible [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A report from the Wall Street Journal indicated that Honda and LG are planning to build a factory in Ohio, and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted teased Monday morning that this is a possibility. Sources told the Wall Street Journal that a U.S. factory for Honda is planned to be built in [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus police are looking for a man they say broke into the window of a car and tried to steal on the southeast side. Police say around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday that the man broke the window of a car at the 2800 block of Citizens Place and tried to steal it [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus bakery, Bake A Difference, is giving back to the community while owning its identity as an LGBTQ-owned business. The story of Bake A Difference began in 2018 when owner Dean Vickers was working for a bank and caring for his father, who had been diagnosed with cancer. After his [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- As owner of Bentos Catering and Take Me Tacos, this month's "Mom Boss" is bringing healthier choices to corporate lunches and the family dinner table. Shannon Bowman is also a mother of three, who was inspired to research food after her two oldest sons were diagnosed with autism. "I treated the [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Hundreds of children 15 and younger were reported as raped or sexually assaulted in central Ohio in the first six months of 2022. To learn the scale of the problem, NBC4 examined police records for the first six months of the year and found that 218 children reported they had been [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, which operates 37 locations, said it saw 6,717 sexual abuse cases in 2021 for children ranging from birth to age 18. That's thousands of families that must rebuild after some of the worst news a parent will ever hear. And in the first six [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Gas prices in Columbus are going back down just one week after a price increase. GasBuddy is reporting the average price for a gallon of gas in the Columbus area is $3.44, which is 13.7 cents lower than the previous week. That is 42.2 cents cheaper than a month ago, but [...]
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Muggy, PM storms, high 89 Tonight: Rain & storms, low 71 Tuesday: Showers earlier, high 84 Wednesday: Clearing, nice, high 81 Thursday: Mostly sunny, cooler, high 77 Friday: Mainly sunny, high 79 FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy Monday! We've got a hot and muggy start to the workweek, with daytime highs topping out [...]
MANSFIELD, Ohio (WCMH) -- The history of aircraft that flew in World War II was on display at Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport this past weekend, including the B-29 Superfortress “FIFI” and the B-24 Liberator “Diamond LIL” planes, along with other jets and some smaller trainer aircraft. The world-famous Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a heavy bomber [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- With Sunday's vote to accept a new three-year contract, Columbus City Schools teachers and students will be returning in person to the classrooms Monday, and there are a few things parents should know. “We are going to re-do our first day," Columbus City School Board President Jennifer Adair said after Sunday's [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Science experiments, games and learning how to strike a pose from the Ohio State University mascot himself all while raising funds for cancer research. Development Officer for The James Cancer Hospital Karl Koon said this is the goal of the first-ever Pose for Pelotonia event hosted by one of the university's [...]
